India-UK FTA

India must align export promotion schemes with FTAs

It is crucial to involve state governments in export promotion and negotiations for free trade pacts to unlock India’s trade potential. Read more »
Budget 2022, farmers and UP elections

UP polls: Did Budget 2022 do enough to placate angry farmers

Hopes that the government would pump money into the farm sector were belied by the fiscal conservatism of Budget 2022. Read more »
IMF, RBI

Timely action on inflation needed to avert hard landing, says Maurice Obstfeld

The international financial system will face a crisis if the Fed and other central banks fall behind the curve on inflation and tighten abruptly, says former IMF chief economist. Read more »
IMF, RBI

RBI holds interest rates, braces to back govt borrowing

The Reserve Bank of India will try to limit interest rate hikes unless crude oil prices shoot through the roof. Read more »
telecom, trai

A secure savings instrument can solve growth, social security riddles

A savings instrument offering 12% tax-free yield over a 10-year period can trigger the virtuous circle of growth, curtail inflation and create jobs. Read more »
PLFS shows low unemployment rate

Budget 2022: Wrong prescription for unemployment, demand slump

While continuing with supply side incentives, Budget 2022 does pretty little to address the issues of low aggregate demand and unemployment. Read more »
Income tax, budget 2023

Budget 2022: Towards a clean, green enterprise economy

Budget 2022 lays a great emphasis on public spending and incentivises private investment through various innovative approaches of revenue generation. Read more »
Budget 2023 and agriculture

Budget 2022: A missed opportunity to trigger investment growth in agriculture

Budget 2022 has made an effort to boost growth in agriculture that supports around 140 million households in rural India. Read more »
economic survey

Economic Survey projects 8-8.5% growth in 2022-23

The Economic Survey says India could become a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 by spending $1.4 trillion on infrastructure. Read more »
economic survey 2021-22

Explained: What is Economic Survey, why is it Important

There is a lot of curiosity around the Economic Survey’s growth projections despite the fact that the forecasts by the last few Surveys were way off the mark. Read more »